The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16
NEW YORK LEADING MEN.
srrr AVID THERE a AfAsHER ar0BBkD
BY sILLY WOMEN

an by clever mimica The sensation Of q
vcek's time recently was Ned Henley's imita-
lion OF Mr.. Kyrle Bellows manner when he
met an unreasonable girl for the firpt time.
Bellev 10 O poser and mssher with long and
carefully arranged iron-gray ringletH and Of
ieminste face. . dainty figure, and manner Of
s,ntle aptabashed romanticism. The stories
Of his ooitauests both hero and 10 London are
innumerabIe. At an evening" party not long
ynoe where there were number OF profess
sonsl people, Mr.. Henley volunteered 10 give
an Imitation Of Mr. Bellows methods.
Mrs. Georgie Drew-Barrymore played the
role Of the impressionsbie YOUNG gill She en-
jared tho room timidly after o slight knock.
and discovered Henley. who was initiating
Bollev, sitting In an attitude Of deep detection
Ia thecorner OF large sofa. He looked at her
4 moment In intense and bitter silence. and
then shaking his head quickly over his left
shoulder, dashed u mythical tear from his
solemn eye and trembled with visible emotion.
Then. rising suddenly, no strobe toward the
Visitor. took her hand gently In both OF his. and
led her toward chair. The chair was artfully
placed near the piano stool. After the visitor
had seated herself the fictitious Kyrle Bellew
stood with dropping shoulders. clasped hands,
and bent head In front OF her and gazed yarn
jnply and searchingly at her eyes. The In
q Ss S0E xss snSiss Then scor
etslked the length OF the room twice, ruinpled
Sic hair with q gesture Of ieverish misery. and,
mnor chords S4d sSS
cesslon ON piano. Then he turned with 2
Wild and despairing look while the notes stil ~
syss and. falling forward with his head on Ills
arms, moaned IN heart-broken tones:
have yu Ss%d my HST beautiful you are' You
In giving this explanation Of MIR. Bellows
sbout sown ssasra Ifso there has BEEN vds
on the Part o. ths II 10
hSsr Pssss Is no ABOUT lis
At Il. Women stare iongingly after him when
20 passes them In the street. and be Is often
more or less ally but deeply impressed Women.
One Of the nost notable Incidents In the his
England N or The Isilssk 9 Tonusny was pIsSins
z Whsn q osF
and the actors started to leave through the
Itaxe door on Filth avenue, i was diseGy VI
yssrnins ior mai Az y ths!s iaoI Mr Bel:
much for him. He started out. and. as the
women pressed eagerly forward peering into
BIS lace. he turned on his heel and went into
Bsss 'is shs s
s @ a%na 70 S s Of ss s e the
crowd who had assembled to observe the ex.
traordinary .spectsbls. The women we're all
entity i ladies'. They seemed utterly Indifferent
to the jeers and jibSs OF tho multituLs. but
sa q S% s ssS S susa hS own s e. b ra
Then they dispesssed slowly. looking sorrowful
H. Jonn Drew il In no sense a masher. He
Ia one OF the gentlemen OF the stage and In
public man Of careful breeding. DAILY lead
Ing are al o. ss sss Il rSs
Is rather familiar on Filth avenue: Mr.. Skinner
m sns bpsW e. wsass uss oOshss
and avoids notoriety.
os; N. TR Pax 1 NJ GsS s9f Rses aaa Pss
Lyceum Theatre. His handsome face and
stxlYart figure arc constspily seen on Hrosd-
r. sy e tos IS tie late Harry Montague Tor
physical points: H. is = sturdy and saraight-
L Ss II
enough e satlsiy prize as5isE t5aI9 g ~
gloves. His pockets aTe constantly stuffed
iem na Who spsnd vast amount u Tx and
Vss!sI 4 ~ $sT Ipfl sss iS.; % 3 +. .o,or
whose looks 20 q. long way toward making
their fortunes he is more popular with men
UNLIKE T mo.t leading s asGuans
tive. and be 10 forever playing ball, pool. billiard
Ss% n.s tsieFs 81 osina himself In enthuslss-
to H.s q 1Hats o. st fSs ~ 10
Mr. billiard. too. for he has OF late. adopted
one Of the most common and unfortunate
iormsSce "a At nlsIt. be 6arsies through With
90 =: 70 thars 70 Inc 81
s sisGs to SsS Els fri-n sisof on Da'e pAn
Maurice Barrymore is an Englishman. His
awhile he sI GETS rafisd. Such was the case
eSs night lsst spring when Young ang Mt S5;, Van
contempt ioT actors IN general and Nj; Barry.
Il s.o but TN nss S int
vs. no evadinS them. He d good amatsur
Politely and said 10 = mosss ENGAGING voice:
:. Perhaps. sir. you would IKE to step outside
anH WePe al t fss IN ,s air." said Mr.
friends. They iii trosped, out 70 TWenty-sixth
sad The moon Sa' was Ss Shining Brightly; %r Van
sa Was M ass . Ss e sstsf h MI " sH ssuF
must have been two min ntss later, when Mr. Van
brunt was carried into Mr., PAUL., chop house
by Mr. Barrymore and his friends, and raw
beefsteak and oysters were applied humanely
TO his swollen jaw, blackened eyes, and gen.
srspy Sss as sSssror sasDsd Mr. Van Brupt
what had happened II that man j"
Maurice Barrymore the actor, formerly
champion middle-weiRht boxer Of all England"
"Ah. champion Of all England. eh p said the
s1psteur,, drawing himself up as much as pos
Eble, and looking moro content. "Then this
Mr.. JOHN Stetson. the veteran theatrical man
week, said: 80.
~ You can talk about handsome leading men
ull your hair turns gray. but youll never lind
one thar will knock Fred Bryton out. He is
the handsomest man on the stage to-day. and
know 1t, not because my eyes tell me 10. but
On account OF the sensation he creates when
10 plays at my theatres. He is o man through
and through, and there is nothing Of the dandy
about him, though he Ia built like London
swell. Kelley. Belew. James O'Neill. and all
the rest Of them have played at my houses, but
bryton Ii the man who draws the women TO
my theatres In hocks. and receives scores and
scores OF letters AT every mall. and who yer has
never been known TO show scrap Of them.
There are lots OF city school girls who fail In
love with A handSOn1A like HfytOU. and